Equilibrium is a typically heavy, slow, doomy album from Crowbar, breaking in new drummer Sid Montz (the band's third).
It's also a good one, featuring just the right balance between melody and the band's signature, sludgy instrumental attack.
There are a couple of novel touches as well: "To Touch the Hand of God" is a haunting dirge arranged only for piano and harmonized vocals, and the band also borrows a page from the Type O Negative book, covering a '70s pop chestnut in gothic-doom fashion (in this case, Gary Wright's "Dream Weaver," which is actually pretty effective in spite of the inherent irony, thanks to the haze of desperation imparted by Crowbar's trademark style).
Still, this release doesn't radically reinvent the band's sound; rather, it's another solid example thereof, and a worthy addition to the band's discography.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Feel the Burning SunCrowbar, Kirk Windstein | Crowbar | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | EquilibriumCrowbar | Crowbar | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 3 | Glass Full of Liquid PainCrowbar, Kirk Windstein | Crowbar | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | Command of MyselfCrowbar, Kirk Windstein | Crowbar | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | Down into the Rotting EarthCrowbar, Kirk Windstein | Crowbar | Play | 05:17 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 6 | To Touch the Hand of GodCrowbar, Kirk Windstein | Crowbar | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 7 | UncoveringCrowbar, Kirk Windstein | Crowbar | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 8 | Buried Once AgainCrowbar, Kirk Windstein | Crowbar | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 9 | Things You Can't UnderstandCrowbar, Kirk Windstein | Crowbar | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 10 | Euphoria Minus OneCrowbar, Kirk Windstein | Crowbar | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 11 | Dream WeaverCrowbar, Kirk Windstein | Crowbar | Play | 08:53 | 20 MB | 48 MB |
| 12 | In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (Acapella version) | Crowbar | Play | 01:10 | 2 MB | 7 MB |
| 51 mins | 116 MB | |||||
| 51 mins | 351 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Buttino | Art Direction |
| 2 | Scott Campbell | Assistant Engineer |
| 3 | Eric Conn | Mastering |
| 4 | Crowbar | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 5 | Crowbar | Composer |
| 6 | Keith Falgout | Producer |
| 7 | E. Smith | Composer |
| 8 | Kirk Windstein | Composer, Engineer, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |